Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Math 2 - Week 8 Completion

This week we started division. We reviewed the following division vocabulary and facts:



  • division - Sharing or grouping a number into equal parts. A quick way of subtracting.


  • divide - To separate into equal groups. The opposite of multiply.


  • division box - Used to write a division question.

  • divisor - The number of equal groups or the number of items in each equal group.

  • dividend - The number being divided into equal groups

  • quotient - The number, not including the remainder that results from dividing.

  • remainder - The amount left over when a number cannot be divided equal.

  • A number divided by 1 equals that number.

  • 0 divided by any number equals 0.

  • No number can be divided by 0.

On Monday, we will continue with division by dividing 1-digit numbers into 2-digits and 3-digits.









Math 3 (Jackson) - Lesson 8: Introduction to Decimals

We completed Lesson 8 through p. 109 in your textbook.

Vocabulary words:

  1. decimal - A number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point. Examples: 0.5 (five tenths); 0.25 (twenty-five hundredths)

  2. decimal point - A symbol used to separate dollars from cents in money and to separate the ones place from the tenths place in decimals.

HOMEWORK:

Read p. 112 (Adding and Substracting Decimals) and complete sections A and B on p. 113.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Math 3 (Jackson) - Starting Decimals on Monday, June 2

We reviewed the answers to the GED Mini-Test (Lessons 5-7) on pages 100-103 in your textbook.





Complete the GED Practice - Fractions given out in class. We will review the answers on Monday, June 2.


Monday, June 2 - Agenda



  • Review GED Practice - Fractions word problems

  • Start Introduction to Decimals, p. 104